governor, it doesn't pass the sniff test to many, that the president or the white house in john would intervene in the issuing letters that are routine anyway in the event of cuts that are coming. it doesn't look good. what do you think? >>guest: i hope that is not the case of intervention, neil. if it is going to happen, as you properly put out, it has to happen. one of the things that had befuddled a lost americans during this election period that many of them are taken for pools, stupid, don't know what is going on, and we will tell way is important and what is not important. we know there are going to be cuts. we know there are going to be the cuts. the question is, when and where? virginia relies on against spending with the numbers of contract orders here and the defense installations we have in our state, our wonderful state. that is not going to help to play politics with it. i would happy that is --. >>imus: those people have to rely, governor, they have to realize that the sequestration cuts are out there, and both parties are trying to avoid them, but it is out there and it